Plastic on a strict diet
While 2020 started with deafening bangs, I started to back-up my memories of 2019 in my mind. A lovely hot […]
Blogs
Should you throw away your polyester fleece?
In Dutch talk show Radar of 7 October, our director Maria Westerbos said to presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg: ‘Fleece? No way, […]
Mopping up with the plastic-soup tap left open….
Recycling. A word that makes me happy. Like the swoosh-swoosh-swoosh of the skipping rope as pretty young girls in their […]
The secret of anti-wrinkle cream
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
My plastic diary
Seven o’clock, and there’s an icy storm blowing outside. My warm fleece jumper is covered in cat’s hairs, so I […]
The dirty truth about cigarette filters
Blue smoke curls up from my terrace. After the last puff, a flesh-coloured filter is thrown carefully into the garden, […]
The plastic broth in my body…
Thanks to Dutch national hero Boyan Slat, we all know the truth these days: our oceans are full of plastic. […]
The ultimate plastic diet to reduce your plastic footprint
Amsterdam, 17 January 2019 – We all consume too much plastic. Literally. There is plastic in the food we eat, […]
FRANCOBLOGGO V: It’s a wrap!
Having had some space to reflect on our month of plastic free living, it’s time to assess how we, the […]
FRANCOBLOGGO IV: At festivals, leave no trace, baby!
Hey hey hey! Sam again here. Festival season is nearly over, and my lord we are having a lovely time. […]
Latest news
Who decides what is in an international plastics treaty?
There is growing support for an international plastics treaty. The question is now not if there will be one, but what agreements will it contain.
Industry must not sabotage the ban on UV-328
UV-328 is a toxic substance that the plastic industry often uses. A proposal to ban this substance under the Stockholm Convention is being challenged by industry.
Chemelot allowed to discharge 14,000 kilos of microplastics into the Maas per year
Plastic Soup Foundation demands a response from Chemelot and explores options to take steps against proposed dumping.
Amazon refuses to share information about its plastic footprint
It is still not possible to order plastic free Amazon products. The online shopping giant refuses to make its plastic consumption public and is a large contributor to the plastic soup.
